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Newspaper
Tambellup Times
Location
Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 23, 1920
Page
2
A brief catalog line notes a fine lot of goods retailed with a small margin of profit. The fragment suggests deliberate pricing and availability details, reflecting typical 19th or early 20th century trade language.
Firearm event and club notice at Tanke on Saturday. sale of pot plants at the Mart today. New bonds of matrimony for diggers. public works tender accepted for Gnowangerup School addition. Local health boards appointed for three year terms from Jan 1 1920. Repatriation pictures show two features Bryant Washburn Poor Bank and Pauline Frederick Paid in Full at Katanning Town Hall tonight. J Warren Kerrigan stars in End of the Game Saturday. Co operative store meeting at Katanning Town Hall Friday July 2 at 8 pm. Australian onions in America arrive at San Francisco April 5 in large quantity. 2,000 sacks and 2169 crates. Mining and Pastoral Register and Stead's Review received. Albany water scheme uses wooden pipes and may be replaced. War service homes meeting at Katanning R S L Club Rooms tomorrow. Masquerade ball at King’s Hall June 30. Federal politics with Currie not contesting Ballarat. John Troup, Major Kerby and McGrath as candidates. Fodder shortage prompts export request to South Africa with conditions.
At a Katanning Road Board meeting, Mr K L Richardson moved to express indignation at the Prime Minister and Federal Cabinet voting themselves an extra £400 a year parliamentary allowance amid industrial chaos. The motion was seconded by Mr Garstone and carried unanimously.
Dalgety and Co. Ltd and Henry Wille and Co conducted a joint sale for Mesera Thompson and E B Anderson at Katanning on June 17. Wethers from 2-tooth to full mouth sold well with top prices for a small pen of fat sheep at 34/6. Yard comprised 9,452 sheep, 8,328 sold, with strong demand from Great Southern buyers. Messrs Thompson and Anderson plan an August sale of 8,000 sheep.
In Perth a 14 year old boy was arrested over a Mt Lawley house burglary. He allegedly entered the residence, and when found by the occupant, pointed a revolver and fled. Also noted is Louis Dambano, a French aviator, claiming an aero plane with revolving wings to rise vertically and hover in rain.
Cable from the Prime Minister confirms Lord Forster P C is appointed Governor General designate of Australia. Details cover his birth in 1866, education, political career, marriage, cricket records, and current roles. Also noted are gazetted appointments, travel notices, WA business plans, health officer appointment, and soldiers' grave-visiting provisions.
The Railways Commissioner announces holiday excursion tickets for the Prince of Wales visits to Albany and Perth. From Katanning to Albany tickets issued June 26 and 28, valid until July 3. Rates include 1st class return 26/2, 2nd class return 16/5, under 16 half fare. Additional stations along mi line south to Woodanilling and Nyabing to Lake Grace follow holiday rates. Perth route issues June 28 to July 6, valid to July 14, with 1st class return 50/-, 2nd class return 31/2, under 16 half fare.
A Young Australian League notice says an officer will go to Albany to lead boys at stations on the route to Perth and guide them to the camp. Boys will be housed at a permanent building at Claremont Show Grounds with ample adults to supervise. German trophies have little value to English eyes. Of sixteen items given to Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire authorities, five are publicly displayed, two moved to sewage farms, two guard refuse dumps, and seven kept in back yards.
Kojonup won decisively at Kojonup Ground on Saturday with 3 goals 10 behinds to 1 goal 7 behinds. The late start and strong play highlighted Kojonup’s early association impact, promising greater enthusiasm from the sporting community as matches continue.
Wanderers beat Broomehill 11 goals 14 behinds to 3 7 as Jimmy Old and teammates Drew, McAuliffe, Botteridge, Hanna, and Antonio starred. Broomehill's Miley, Loxton, Callaghan, Richardson, Green and Pol contributed, with referee decisions drawing praise for fair play.
On Saturday the Presbyterian Ladies' Guild served afternoon tea at the football ground. The event boosted renovation morale and will run through the football season with proceeds supporting the church building land.
The schedule lists six rounds beginning June 26 with Rovers facing Wanderers and Broomehill meeting Kojonup. July 3 features Kojonup versus Wanderers and Rovers against Broomehill, followed by July 10 and July 17 with two matches per round ending July 24 with Wanderers Kojonup and Broomehill versus Rovers.
The Wanderers announce the selected squad for Saturday against Rovers led by Antonio Bettridge Cree Drew Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald Farrell Hanna McDonald McGovern McAuliffe Old Pember Roberts Shenfield Solly Vance. Team aims to secure victory with a balanced forward and midfield mix.
Land parcels near Kojonup are offered for selection with 3978 250 acres near Cold Hole Creek and 5764 6410 7517 6141 totaling about 1000 acres at the 147 mile post Rabbit Proof Fence south of Merrillup. An area 6410 340 acres at 7/3 Gld1 and 999 acres subject to obligations to the Agricultural Bank lie about seven miles southeast of Badjeminup.
Mr W G Brown of the wool and sheep department and member of the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry special committee on the sheep fly pest has returned from Roma. He describes a shift from a small, hundreds-based program to a broad inquiry using 16 000 sheep lent by W A Russell. The Queensland effort uses poisonous mixtures delivered under high pressure to the hindquarters, aiming to protect lambing stock from pest damage. Results will be known after lambing in August.
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